01:09 PM EDT, 05/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.4%.

US equity indexes were higher in midday trading on Thursday after wholesale price inflation unexpectedly eased.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) fell 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was 0.6% higher; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) gained 0.2% and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) rose 0.3%.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 0.4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 0.2%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 0.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) fell 0.6%.

Commodities

Crude oil was down 2.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 1.9%. Natural gas lost 0.5%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 0.1%.

Gold gained 1.2% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) climbed 1.2%. Silver added 0.7%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 1.5%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was up slightly; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) added 0.3%, while SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) gained 1.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 0.5%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 1.5%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 0.9%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also increased.